Central Railway Records 164 Crore Passengers, Runs 8.33 Lakh Trains with Zero Consequential Accidents in FY 2025–26
Mumbai, 08th April 2026: Central Railway registered steady growth in passenger transportation during the financial year 2025–26, carrying 164.30 crore passengers and operating approximately 8.33 lakh train services across suburban and non-suburban segments, according to official data.
The railway reported zero consequential accidents during the year. Of the total train services operated, 6.28 lakh were suburban services in Mumbai and Pune, while 2.05 lakh comprised Mail, Express, and passenger trains across all divisions.
Passenger traffic rose by 1.84% compared to the previous financial year, when 161.33 crore passengers were transported. Suburban services accounted for 143.58 crore passengers, up 1.12% from 141.98 crore in the previous year. Non-suburban segments recorded a sharper increase, carrying 20.71 crore passengers, reflecting a 7.08% rise over 19.34 crore passengers last year.
To enhance passenger convenience, Central Railway introduced 76 additional stoppages across 33 trains during the year.
Seven new trains were introduced on various routes. These included the Pune–Ajni Vande Bharat Express, two Amrit Bharat Express services connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Saharsa and Panvel to Alipurduar, and four additional express services linking Hadapsar with Jodhpur, Rewa, and Muzaffarpur, along with a service between Sainagar Shirdi and Tirupati.
In the suburban network, 10 new services were added on the Uran line, increasing the total services on the route to 50 and taking the overall suburban services on Central Railway to 1,820. Additionally, 28 services—14 each on the CSMT–Kalyan main line and CSMT–Panvel Harbour line—were upgraded from non-AC to AC local trains, raising the total number of AC suburban services to 94.
To manage seasonal demand, Central Railway operated 12,032 special train trips during the year. These included 326 Ganpati specials to the Konkan region, 1,712 services during Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath festivals, 1,358 summer specials, 1,038 Holi specials, 122 Ashadi Ekadashi specials, and 109 winter specials. Additionally, 23 trains were augmented with extra general second-class coaches between April 2025 and March 2026.
In coordination with IRCTC, 18 tourist trains were operated under the Bharat Gaurav initiative, along with seven trains under the Mukhya Mantri Teerth Darshan Yojana.
Infrastructure expansion during the year included the commissioning of seven new stations—two in the Mumbai suburban section at Gavan and Targhar, and five on the Amalner–Beed line at Jatanandur, Vighanwadi, Raimoha, Rajuri (Navgan), and Beed.
Station redevelopment work was completed at 12 locations. Speed enhancements were also carried out, increasing the maximum permissible speed from 110 kmph to 130 kmph for 77 pairs of trains during the financial year.
